全球智库信息集成服务系统(G2TT): The Political Boundaries of Ethnic Divisions

G2TT

来源类型	Working Paper
规范类型	报告
DOI	10.3386/w24625
来源ID	Working Paper 24625
	The Political Boundaries of Ethnic Divisions
	Samuel Bazzi; Matthew Gudgeon
发表日期	2018-05-21
出版年	2018
语种	英语
摘要	This paper argues that redrawing subnational political boundaries can transform ethnic divisions. We use a natural policy experiment in Indonesia to show how the effects of ethnic diversity on conflict depend on the political units within which groups are organized. Redistricting along group lines can reduce conflict, but these gains are undone or even reversed when the new borders introduce greater polarization. These adverse effects of polarization are further amplified around majoritarian elections, consistent with strong incentives to capture new local governments in settings with ethnic favoritism. Overall, our findings illustrate the promise and pitfalls of redistricting in diverse countries.
主题	Microeconomics ; Welfare and Collective Choice ; Public Economics ; Public Goods ; Subnational Fiscal Issues ; Development and Growth ; Development ; Environmental and Resource Economics
URL	https://www.nber.org/papers/w24625
来源智库	National Bureau of Economic Research (United States)
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资源类型	智库出版物
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/582299
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Samuel Bazzi,Matthew Gudgeon. The Political Boundaries of Ethnic Divisions. 2018.